Thunderstorm Wind, Hampden
- When
- August 2, 2:41 PM EST
- Where
- Hampden County, Agawam
- Coordinates
- 42.135, -72.632 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Two trees were reported uprooted as winds gusted to 55 mph.
Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, August 2, 1995
2 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 125 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:40 UTC.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Hampshire
- When
- August 2, 2:45 PM EST to 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Hampshire County, Amherst
- Coordinates
- 42.340, -72.664 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The local fire department reported that trees and wires were blown down as a severe thunderstorm moved through the area.
What these are
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Florida, August 2, 1995
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, August 2, 1995
- Tornado and Hail in North Dakota, August 2, 1995
- Damaging Winds in Louisiana, August 2, 1995
- Damaging Winds in Connecticut, August 2, 1995
- Tornado and Hail in Minnesota, August 2, 1995
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, August 2, 1995
- Damaging Wind in West Virginia, August 2, 1995
- Damaging Wind in Nevada, August 2, 1995
- Damaging Wind in Wyoming, August 2, 1995
More
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10329739, 10329774.